The Chart Show: Django Makes a Jump April 14, 2021 No new names on the chart this week, but of last week's new entries, Django Django had the best week - jumping from the #20 spot to #14. Read More ›
Hard Rock Cafe at Mall of America will rock no more April 14, 2021 Minnesota’s Hard Rock Cafe has closed (again). After reportedly falling behind on rent, the international burger chain quietly closed its Mall of America location Jan. 15, a company spokesperson confirmed. It still had yet to reopen following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Hard Rock, known for its massive music memorabilia displays and collectors’ shirts… Read More ›
The Chart Show Ballot April 14, 2021 Vote every week for your top five tracks (and enter our weekly ticket giveaway while you're at it), then tune in Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. CT to see if your favorites make the Chart Show! Read More ›
Wellness Wednesday: Grappling with vaccine anxiety April 14, 2021 Whether you've already been vaccinated against COVID-19 or are still waiting your turn in line, you may be experiencing anxiety. Jill asked psychiatrist Sophia Albott to share advice for managing feelings of nervousness or guilt. Read More ›
St. Vincent talks about 'Daddy's Home,' and SNL April 13, 2021 St. Vincent's Annie Clark connects with Jade to talk about her upcoming album, Daddy's Home, the visual representations that have accompanied the eras of her discography, and putting together the band for her recent Saturday Night Live performance. Read More ›
Musicians react to the police killing of Daunte Wright April 13, 2021 Musicians around the world, and particularly here in Minnesota, have been sharing grief and anger at the police killing of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center on Sunday. Below is a selection of those responses. Our colleagues at MPR News are continuing to cover this developing story. Nothing to reform. Burn it down and start over… Read More ›
Album of the Week: Valerie June, 'The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers' April 12, 2021 Valerie June dropped her fifth solo record this month, The Moon and the Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers. Mary Lucia caught up with June about how she spent her time over the past year, and her continual journey to seek light in the world. Read More ›
Bleachers' Jack Antonoff sticks to his gut feelings April 09, 2021 Maddie catches up with Bleachers' Jack Antonoff about listening to your gut and filtering out the noise when it comes to songwriting, his quarantine dreams, and who his first source of confidence was as a music producer. Read More ›
Help was on the way for shuttered venues. Then the website crashed. April 09, 2021 The Small Business Administration launched an application portal for its $16 billion relief program for shuttered venues yesterday, but technical problems prompted deactivation for repair. Read More ›
Rapper and actor DMX has died at age 50 April 09, 2021 The rapper died Friday at White Plains, N.Y. Hospital, after being on life support. Read More ›
St. Vincent talks about 'Daddy's Home,' and SNL April 13, 2021 St. Vincent's Annie Clark connects with Jade to talk about her upcoming album, Daddy's Home, the visual representations that have accompanied the eras of her discography, and putting together the band for her recent Saturday Night Live performance. Read More ›
Valerie June on finding the light in each other, plays new music in virtual session with The Current April 08, 2021 Valerie June connects with The Current's Mary Lucia to play a few songs from her latest record, 'The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers' plus an older favorite. June leads us on a meditation to kick things off, and speaks with Mary about channeling light in dark world, finding her voice, and spending time along the Mississippi River. Read More ›
Judith Hill discusses vulnerability in Hollywood, plays new tracks in virtual session with The Current April 07, 2021 Judith Hill joins The Current to play tracks from her latest record, Baby, I'm Hollywood! Hill catches up with Sean McPherson about having your parents in your band, the art of lyrical metaphors, and maintaining vulnerability in Hollywood. Read More ›
Tune-Yards perform songs from 'sketchy.' in a virtual session April 01, 2021 Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner of Tune-Yards join Maddie for a virtual session to play songs from their latest record, 'sketchy.' The three of them discuss the band's first time scoring a film, how martial arts movies played a role in their creative process, and thinking of themselves as athletes in the studio. Read More ›
Frances Forever: Virtual Session March 18, 2021 Frances Forever joins The Current to play a few tracks and talk about balancing their senior year of college with a record label signing, their philosophy of recording cover songs, and which instruments they want to learn next. Read More ›
#Current15: The Best of The Current in a new stream January 06, 2020 We're celebrating the 15 years The Current has been on the air, so we took your favorite songs from the past decade and a half and made them into a brand new stream. Read More ›
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Listen to The Current via Smart Speakers July 23, 2018 Listen to The Current on Google Home and Amazon's Echo devices. Similarly, you can use your smart speaker to listen to Purple Current, Radio Heartland and Rock the Cradle Radio. Read More ›
Musicheads Essential Album: Prince, '1999' April 08, 2021 In 1982, Prince released the critically acclaimed double album '1999,' and it made him a superstar. Read More ›
Coffee Break: Our song April 16, 2021 LaTonya Floyd, George Floyd's sister, said the last time she talked to her brother they sang their favorite song to each other, "Keep on Loving You" by REO Speedwagon. That story has us thinking about our special songs with meaningful people in our lives. Read More ›
Today in Music History: Remembering Dusty Springfield on her birthday April 16, 2021 Buddy Holly's first single was released; a Led Zeppelin got a gold record; Hutch from Starsky and Hutch had a big hit; Kiss put the makeup back on; composer Henry Mancini was born; and Dusty Springfield was born, Today in Music History. Read More ›
Coffee Break Suggestions and Archive November 08, 2016 Got an idea for a Coffee Break? Want to see what we did a while back? Read More ›